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New York Times Crossword January 31 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 31 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 66 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Grappling is used in thisMARTIALARTS11Across1 Ones who handle minor health problems?PEDIATRICIANS13Across12 Dessert introduced to the U.S. in the 1780s, after Thomas Jefferson discovered it in FranceVANILLAICECREAM15Across14 Like someone in pointe shoes, maybeONTOE5Across16 ___-di-dahLAH3Across17 Say "hey," slangilyHOLLA5Across18 They're at the tops of some ladders, informallyCEOS4Across19 Offering that's fresh off the press?CIDER5Across20 Pyroclastic materialSLAG4Across22 Sheet music abbr.ARR3Across23 DeliberatePLANNED7Across24 Sex Pistols song disparaging the band's former labelEMI3Across26 Foundation of music?BASSLINE8Across27 Fun activity for a summer dayPICNIC6Across29 Dice rolls from Jail to Free Parking, in MonopolyTENS4Across31 Serving of meat loaf, maybeSLAB4Across32 Evil spiritsINCUBI6Across33 AccumulatesBUILDSUP8Across36 "Silly me!"DOH3Across40 Barely gets (by)SCRAPES7Across41 Org. associated with the Wanamaker TrophyPGA3Across43 Menu bar optionEDIT4Across44 Tennis legend who won the French Open when she was just 16SELES5Across46 SeasonSALT4Across47 Protection, as from an organizationAEGIS5Across48 Jaguar, e.g.CAR3Across50 To whom you might say "I wish …"GENIE5Across51 Southern California site whose 1909 opening was accompanied by a visit from the U.S.S. AlbanySANTAMONICAPIER15Across52 Attraction at the 52-AcrossROLLERCOASTER13Across55 Old man?NEANDERTHAL11Across56

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GuidesMENTORS7Down1 "Peace out!"ADIOS5Down2 PerturbRILE4Down3 Chess legend Mikhail ___TAL3Down4 Bolognese, Parmesan, etc.ITALIANS8Down5 Daughter of King Minos, in mythARIADNE7Down6 Tree growth indicative of good air qualityLICHEN6Down7 Part of a great deal?ACE3Down8 OpulentRICH4Down9 Tubers from which a gluten-free type of flour is derivedTAROS5Down10 Herman ___, Dutch ophthalmologist known for his visual acuity testingSNELLEN7Down11 Cafe chainPANERA6Down12 Major product of MilanSALAMI6Down13 English lesson subject, for shortVOCAB5Down14 "Science is ___ that works": Kurt VonnegutMAGIC5Down15 Training coursesCLINICS7Down20 Yes and no, sayREPLIES7Down21 Common folkPLEBS5Down24 RingsDIALS5Down25 Apt name for a chefSTU3Down28 Compound in some sleep aids, familiarlyCBD3Down30 Largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaSUPERIOR8Down32 What do you have in mind?IDEAS5Down33 "Sorry, honey"NODEAR6Down34 French bunCHIGNON7Down35 ParityBALANCE7Down36 Variety of dog associated with King CharlesSPANIEL7Down37 More unpleasantUGLIER6Down38 ___ Noster (the Lord's Prayer)PATER5Down39 Capture, in a wayRECORD6Down42 Mr. or Mrs.TITLE5Down45 Bodily partitionsSEPTA5Down47 Room in an adobeSALA4Down49 Long cutGASH4Down51 ChapsMEN3Down53 One of three in the Horatio Henry Couldery painting "Curiosity"CAT3Down54

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.